Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-06
WASHINGTON.
The Expenditures of the Government
for the Month of July viii be Far
in Excess Of the Receipts,
The Books Of the Fidelity National
Bank OF Cincinnati Said to be $500
900 Out OF the Wsy,
Instructions in Regard to Through NAL
from mexico-Two Interstate Com
meTcs Complaints
TREASURY EXPENDITURES.


from the treasury on account of pensions
since the first instant has amounted TO
nearly ST., 900, 900. The expenditures so
fsr this month exceed the receipts by
over $4,000 and there is every indica-
ton that the excess VIII be maintained if
not increased throughout the month. Il
is still maintained st the Treasury De-
psrtment that the large expenditures to
be made between now and the Ist of Sep
TENDER will reduce the treasury surplus
to about 3G,000,000 by the last named
date
FIDELITY NATIONAL BANK.
WASHINGTON, July j.-COmptrOlleT
Trenholm to-day received g statement
from Bank Examiner Snyder with regard
to the affairs of the Fidelity NatiOnsl
Bank on June 30, the date of its suspen-
sion. He declined to make it public to-
day, as he designed TO have il carefully
considered before doing so. It was sub
seQuently stated that the books Of the
bank were kept so loosely that it was
likely the examination now being made
would show them to be nearly 100000
out Of the way.
MEXICAN THROUGH MAILS.
WASHINGTON, July j.-Secretary Fair
child mss Issued 9 circular to customs Of
fCers in regard to the importation of
through mails from Mexico. Postotices
at the following named cities are desig-
mated IS places for the exchange Of mails:
New YORK, st. Louis, New Orleans, Gal
weston, Brownsville Rio GrGnde City,
Laredo, Carrie, Eagle Pass and Preside,
Texas; NogaleS, Arizona, Ssn Diego and
San francisco, Cal.
INTER STATE COMMERCE.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-DOlenny &
Marnum of Walla Wslla, W. T, com
plain to the Interstate commerce com
mission that freight per hundred pounds,
common piece goods, from Chicago 10
Walla Walla is $40, while 10 Portland,
Oregon, 25G miles further, it is only $40
per 100.
The associated wholesale grocers Of
st. Louis have filed an amended com
plant against the Missouri Pacific Rail
road to the effect that I000-mile tickets
for commercial travellers ere sold az not
less than So, while excursion tickets 20
certain points on the line OF the roGd are
sold at rates which for 1000 miles would
amount to not more than SO or SIS.
TO REGULATE CLERKS SALARIES.
WASHINGTON, July IA commission
has been appointed by the Postmaster
General, consisting of Wallace =. Rysns,
postotiice inspector, and E. W. Alexander
superintendent Of mails at Philadelphia,
to visit the principal pOstCtlices through
out the country with the view of gather
ing information as to the most equitable
adjustment OF salaries paid to pOstOtiiCe
clerks. The appropriation for this pur-
pose is now in bulk and the number
of clerks for each Office as well as their
salaries is determined by the first assist
ant postmester-gen upon representa-
lions made to him of the needs of these
Offices. 1t is proposed to establish such
q system that the salaries shall be a Ger
tain percentage Of the expenses Of tire
office, and also that the same salary shall
attach to the same positions in al Offices.
TEXAS MONEY ORDER OFFICES.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-The following
money order offices were established ia
Texas to-day: BsIInEer, Blum,
Granger, Italy, Kemp, LOneOak, Msrta,
Nacogd0Ches, Omaha, Por.
Lavaca, BOyse City, Santa Anna, T1JUp-
son, Valley Mills and West.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, July THE following
Texas pensions were issued to-day,
issue Of June 1t, 1887; MoIie A,
widow of Calvin d. Hart, Hous-
ton, original; William II. Pearson,
Christopher Porter, Blum.
George W. PlendletOn, Clifton;
Burnard NJ. Patterson, Paris; William
Mt. Calm; William MeDU1iia,
Sherman; Robert DOwEky, Paris;
Hart, Verona; Clemens 6. Hart
man, Yorktown; Anton LeitenDerg,
Black Jack Springs; James Il. Gal
breath, Blanco; William Ander-
son, Winkler; James P. Hsr-
grove, Delta; Phillip Harper,
James p. Rice, ROckdade; VII
liam r Hodes, Bryan: George W. Rec
tor, NacogdoChes; William Cragett, Du-
VAL Henderson Upchurch, Lesnder;
Ssmual S. SIedge, Navgsots; Frederick
Stetter, Galveston; George W.
Story, Anita; Edward Kreiner,
Spring Branch; William billiard, LUling;
James c. Dillingham;, Sulphur Springs;